thewayne | Flyboys, a review without spoilers

Fun. Very simple script. Not so much a buddy film as a coming of age film during war (soon to be a category at the Academy Awards). We both enjoyed it. The dialog was a little hokey, but the aerial combat sequences were just amazing. I'd love to see the Making Of to see how much was CGI. In an additional level of coolness, the cinema multiplex that we saw it at was using a digital projector, so there was no big jump in brightness at reel changes.

It's kind of funny. When I took my portraiture class last semester, my instructor said that you'll notice errors in movies more. She was right. When one of the American pilots is talking to his sweetie in Rouen, the light on his face is harsh and from screen right. When you get the opposite view of the woman (the VERY attractive Jennifer Decker), it's obviously diffused through a scrim.

I'm not an expert on World War I aircraft, but the planes looked very authentic to me, and seeing the zeppelin was VERY cool! (the zep has been shown on trailers on tv, so that ain't a spoiler). Oh, and the squadron mascot was quite neat, I'm wondering if Celeste would like a playmate.